M5.8 Quake Felt Across Marianas During “Good Morning Marianas”; No Tsunami Threat
SAIPAN — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southeast of Tinian at 9:06 a.m. Tuesday and was felt across the Marianas, prompting residents in villages across Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and Guam to report where they were when the shaking hit.
From a taped court to 400+ players: Krums share CNMI pickleball growth on Good Morning Marianas
SAIPAN — What started as a taped-off court in the parking lot of Paradise Dental Spa during the height of COVID-19 has grown into one of the CNMI’s fastest-expanding recreational communities, with organizers now estimating more than 400 local players and regular tournaments drawing well over 100 participants.
Vinnie Sablan seeks GOP nod for governor; party filing period runs through Dec. 12
Gubernatorial hopeful Vinny Sablan told Good Morning Marianas he has submitted a letter of intent and is seeking the CNMI Republican Party’s endorsement for governor, with the party’s filing period open until Dec. 12. Sablan said the party will determine next steps after that date, including whether a primary is needed.
From NWS Guam’s Weekly Regional Weather Outlook: trades steady, spotty showers linger; no tropical threats
SAIPAN – This is from the National Weather Service Guam’s weekly regional weather update issued Tuesday: easterly trade winds have taken hold across the region. For the Marianas, the surface trough and upper low that drove recent downpours shifted west, but a moist E–SE flow will keep patchy showers and a slight chance of thunder through the week; a disturbance passing to the south this weekend could nudge more clouds and showers toward Guam. No tropical cyclone development is indicated. Regional seas are near 5–7 ft in the Marianas and central/eastern Micronesia and 3–5 ft near Yap and Palau, with northerly swell easing as trade-wind swell builds. A Small Craft Advisory is posted for Majuro, and severe drought persists at Kapingamarangi.
